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Thanks - your support was great!!! Worried Well
Jan 24, 2008
Dr Bob,
I just wanted to Say a big Thank you to you!
Around the end of Oct 07 I had a condom breakage whilst having sex with a Working Girl; i must have been in her for less than 2 mins, then a quick change of Condom. At the time no thought of HIV, but that soon changed!
I must have read through every web page on the net, read your site every day for the last three months.
I also must have head every symptom under the Sun related to HIV etc.
Having just moved To Dubai in September, HIV is a Taboo here, don't know why, but it is.
To make it worse i had to go for a Medical to qualify for residency. You guessed it that includes an HIV / Hep test.
I had the test a few days ago, I presume they tested for HIV and others, and it was clear, and i was told i dont have anything, and am fit for Residency!
At the 7th week mark, i found a supplier for AwareOral (similar to Oral Quick) i had to purchase this at a high price from a DR, as such products are not available at chemists etc. The result clear.
In summary I think the key issue, is I was being safe, I had an accident, but to others who are reading dont look for Symptoms (you will feel like you have them). Just get tested, it is the only way!
Also I have done a few charity fund raisers in the UK, but would love to bring about more awareness to the authorities here, not in terms of treatment, but to educate the public about precaution etc! This episode has really taught me a lesson, and it is remarkable, Individuals who write back to worried people, to stay calm, laying out all the options. What is amazing is the way in which you take time to write back to everyone and often the same answers!
Everybody should just read the archives the answers are all in there!
Thanks again!
Response from Dr. Frascino
WOO-HOO and congratulations!
Thanks for taking the time to write in and share your great news and newfound insights! You've actually read my site every day for the last three months???? WOWZA! Well, a great man once said, "Repetition is the mother of all learning." If he was correct, you should have learned a lot, because frequently I feel like I'm the director of "The Department of Redundancy Department" answering the same worries about "every symptom under the sun related to HIV." (If the worried wells ever did experience the full brunt of symptoms we HIVers have had to put up with, I doubt they would make such a farfetched claims!)
I applaud your efforts to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and promote HIV prevention efforts in Dubai. Making HIV/AIDS "taboo" or ignoring it only further fans the flames of this volatile pandemic. Over the past quarter century, countries that pretended HIV/AIDS didn't exist or didn't affect them are now paying the price of their self-delusion with skyrocketing HIV rates, which will have catastrophic and tragic consequences for their nations going forward.
Finally I want to reinforce your message to all posters to check the archives. Clearly 99.9% of the questions I receive on a continual basis from throughout the cyber-universe I have already addressed multiple times! Why do rightwing, home-schooled, miserably married Republicans always think they are the only ones to have adulterous sex with barely legal cross-dressing transgendered lesbian Mormon midgets with webbed feet and a penchant for narcolepsy while swinging on a trapeze and singing the Star Spangled Banner???? Don't they realize lots of other red-state GOPers have similar proclivities due to pent-up sexual frustrations stemming from years of self-denial and sexual misinformation?!?
And now on to the next hopeless confused worried wreck . . . let's see . . . oh yes, "grandma farted in her Barcalounger and then I sat in the same chair and now I have every symptom under the sun related to HIV and I'm too afraid to test. Help me. For god's sake, help me!" And so it goes.
Dr. Bob
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Located in Yorkville, this luxury hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Royal Ontario Museum and Toronto Public Library. University of Toronto - St. George Campus and Casa Loma are also within 1 mi (2 km). Bay Station is only a 4-minute walk and Museum Station is 6 minutes.
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A full-service spa, a restaurant, and an indoor pool are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a health club, a bar/lounge, and a spa tub are onsite.
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In addition to a full-service spa, The Hazelton Hotel Toronto features an indoor pool and a health club. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 5-star property offers access to a business center. Event facilities measuring 264-889 square feet (25 square meters) include conference space. This luxury hotel also offers a spa tub, a steam room, and concierge services. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
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To date Emily's Rainbow Fund has given over $140,000 in memory of a courageous and inspiring young cancer patient, Emily Lewis.
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To be fair most vegans I know have shockingly low levels of protein in their diets. Not helped by the fact that some pro-vegan literature you'll see seeks to make a virtue of this fact.
Regarding Bulkpowders, their customer service is terrible. Last few times I ordered it took ages to arrive & it's very difficult to get hold of them (they don't publish their phone number anywhere so I had to get hold of it on the grapevine). If you want decent cheap supplements & good service your best bet is http://www.ironscience.co.uk/.
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I know many of you are tired of seeing my mug on this blog, but I wanted to thank American Vogue for featuring me on their "Most Wanted" list.
Click here to read my favourite things from 1 to 10.
I'm still waiting for the main picture from the shoot so I can tell you all about my Vogue adventure, but here is one of the 5 looks I had from the shoot.
I was wearing a asymmetrical white Tommy Hilfiger dress, with Kaufman Franco pants and a Rick Owens jacket.
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New Mexico's homeless programs that help people get a fresh start could get a funding boost if a legislative bill wins approval in Santa Fe.
Senate Bill 50 is sponsored by Albuquerque Republican Sander Rue. He says as a member of the Mortgage Finance Authority interim committee, he wanted to do something to help homeless people and families hit hard by the recession.
"We're just trying to create a mechanism here, a safety net, where these folks can have access to some funds that may help them in a transition period, to get their feet back on the ground and allow them to get on with their life, and you know help them not plunge further into that situation."
SB50 will set aside a half-million dollars for the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority to provide grants to agencies like Santa Fe's St. Elizabeth Shelter and Life Link Services. Carolyn Luna-Anderson is the executive director of Life Link:
"Housing is absolutely vital to anyone's stability."
Life Link has been providing long-term housing and support services for 25 years. Luna-Anderson says helping to rebuild lives results in successful reintegration into society:
"The intent is that we not keep someone in an emergency shelter for months. We keep them there long enough to get them into some sort of independent housing."
Kenneth Bowers has been in the program at Life Link and St. Elizabeth's medical respite program for five months. He's been able to recover from major neck surgery and other ailments, and he's now ready to move out on his own, just as dozens of others have done:
"…and they're working with me until I can get my social security and disability and they're going to place me into housing and I'm gonna be stable and I'm gonna have a new life, you know, and it's just gonna be great. (Deborah: You want to work?) Part-time or whatever, yes! I wanna do something, but I can't, being out on the streets or sleeping in some bush or behind a dumpster or up in Hyde Park like I did for two and half weeks with no cover, no nothing' , it was terrible."
St. Elizabeth's executive director Deborah Tang says guiding clients like Kenneth requires a two-pronged approach, and she says, the money from SB50 that the state's Coalition to end Homelessness supports, will go a long way towards success.
"It is absolutely crucial that we have rental assistance combined with supportive services that make sure that people who get housing stay in housing."
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Brass Quintet
The Lehman Brass Quintet, directed by Professor Jack Hyatt, performs music written for two trumpets, French horn, trombone, and tuba, including arrangements of piano and organ works, orchestral and chamber selections, as well as original compositions written for this instrumentation. The Quintet presents two recitals each academic year in the Music Department's Recital Hall, and performs ceremonial music for college special events such as Convocation and the Tree-Lighting Ceremony. In spring 2010, the Quintet was featured on an original piece written for brass quintet and concert band, accompanied by the Lehman College Community Band.
Spring 2011 Brass Quintet Concerts:
Thursday, April 14, 2011 12:00 noon
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Shy, elusive and endangered
The entire population in Vu Quang Nature Reserve is unlikely to be more than 100 animals.
The principal threat to the saola is the snares the local hunter set in the forest. These snares are usually set for wild boar, sambar or barking deer, which are hunted for their meat. But being non-selective, the snares also trap saola. Read more about hunting and the illegal wildlife trade.
The saola's habitat is also being lost and degraded due to shifting cultivation in Lao, and increased infrastructure development in the Vietnamese Truong Son. Read more about habitat loss.
An exciting discovery
The discovery of the long-horned bovid is a significant event in the history of mammalogy. During the last 100 years, only five new species of large mammals have been discovered. The last one, the Kouprey (Bos sauveli), was discovered in Cambodia in 1936 and was described as a new species in 1937
A conservation priority
The saola is a flagship species of conservation work in Vietnam and in Lao PDR, as well as the pride of the Greater Mekong's biological values.
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One local media outlet is describing V8 Supercars as "the rugby of Motorsports".
But whether Americans will tackle it in numbers remains the burning question after the bulk of drivers and team personnel arrived in Texas on Thursday (AEST) for the sport's first foray into the United States.
With Practice set to begin early on Saturday (AEST), most locals do appear to know it is on – though they're short on the specifics of what V8 Supercars actually are.
Texas is a NASCAR heartland, but a motor racing one too, having hosted Formula One and MotoGP successfully in the past six months.
Nissan North America Motorsports chief Rick Kulach is bullish about the V8s' attempt to grab a US foothold.
But he admits NASCAR's popularity – coupled with a clash with the two-day graduation celebrations for the Austin-based University of Texas – could prove hard to cut through this weekend for the inaugural race.
"I think you'll be surprised at the turnout – the crowds won't be Formula One good, but still good," Kulach said.
"The series comes over here, and opens up to a lot of Americans that there is something beyond NASCAR.
"I am all for it and I want to see more of it ... and I think Americans will too."
The bash-and-crash style of racing which has earned the football comparison could also earn the V8s the cult following they need to break a run of offshore events which have petered out or are in limbo.
"It's a huge unknown to go into the race. You don't know if you're going to get 10,000 people there, or 10," Nissan driver Todd Kelly said.
"International events are the best thing ever – if it's the right event for us as a category and if it's got significance.
"This is a great example. You've got us, Ford and GM (Holden's parent General Motors) over here who are in our category, and American-based sponsors.
"If you look through Asia, there's a huge amount of potential there.
"If there are rounds where you're racing overseas, and you wonder what you're doing there, I don't enjoy that."
Tickets for the Austin 400 are priced at $US69 for a three-day pass, and $US49 for race day only – they are available through Ticketmaster.
That, according to those who live in America's 13th largest city, could prove a trump card to draw locals, along with the 2000 Australians who have travelled to Austin for the race.
"There's been a lot of them here," said 24-year-old shop assistant Montell, who has spent his week serving a steady stream of Australians at Austin's Barton Creek Square mall.
"There are a couple of other things (on) this weekend, and the traffic (getting to and from the track) is not great, but your ticket prices are reasonable.
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DENTON, TX --Brandin Byrd ran 24 times for 142 yards and two touchdowns to help North Texas defeat visiting in-state rival Texas Southern in a 34-7 rout Saturday night. uthern in the loss.
Byrd scored with 11:15 to go in the first quarter and added his second touchdown of the night before halftime to lead the Mean Green (1-1) to victory.
North Texas had 497 total yards of offense against the Tigers (1-1), 352 of which came on the ground. Antoinne Jimmerson gave the Mean Green a dual threat from the backfield, recording 15 carries for 139 yards and one score.
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Summertime, and the listening is easy, often outdoors and sometimes even free.
On the other hand, on a humid July night, it's nice to escape the city for the opera up north — at the Caramoor Festival, an hour away in Katonah, NY.
The bel canto programming kicks off Saturday with a first: the American premiere of "Ciro in Babilonia." Contralto Ewa Podles sings the title role of Old Testament hero Cyrus the Great in Rossini's 1812 opera, the score of which director Will Crutchfield was working feverishly to prepare this week.
"The original manuscript is lost, so the opera had to be edited from copies made by hand back at the time," he said. "They are full of mistakes, so we have to do a lot of creative guessing!"
On July 21, there's a more familiar work: Bellini's "I Capuleti e i Montecchi," starring mezzo-soprano Kate Aldrich and soprano Eglise Gutiérrez as Romeo and Juliet. For tickets, $15 to $100, and information about the Caramoor Caravan's departures from Grand Central Terminal, call 914-232-1252 or visit caramoor.org.
Farther afield, in Cooperstown, NY, the Glimmerglass Festival showcases Met bass-baritone Eric Owens in "Aida" and Kurt Weill's "Lost in the Stars" in a season that runs Saturday to Aug. 25. Individual tickets are $10 to $112; consider making the 200-mile trek on a long weekend, when you can top off the shows with a pilgrimage to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; 607- 547-2255, glimmerglass.org.
"Madama Butterfly" — fully staged and free — alights on Central Park July 18 at 7:30 p.m., when that 39-year-old New York institution, New York Grand Opera, performs Puccini's tear-jerker at the Naumburg Bandshell; Vincent La Selva conducts the orchestra; 212-245-8837, newyorkgrandopera.org.
Music lovers with a taste for the avant-garde — or a preference for air conditioning, or both — will probably be drawn to the Lincoln Center Festival's presentation of "Émilie." This multimedia show about French Enlightenment thinker Émilie du Châtelet features music by Kaija Saariaho, Carnegie Hall's 2011-2012 composer-in-residence.
In the complex tour-de-force title role of a 1700s feminist, mathematician and gambling addict, Elizabeth Futral is onstage alone for almost all the work's 75 minutes.
One of her favorite moments, the soprano says, is a scene titled "Tombe," in which Émilie "muses as to how she will be remembered after her death" — and a touching lullaby the character sings to her unborn child. Performances run July 19 to 22 at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater, 899 10th Ave.; for tickets, $35 to $75, call 212-72-6500.
The Met joins the action beginning July 25, with its free annual Summer Recital Series. Rising stars from the company will tour all five boroughs offering light programs of arias, opera scenes and songs. The concerts begin at the Central Park SummerStage, headlined by soprano Danielle de Niese, star of last season's "The Enchanted Island." Five more dates with a variety of soloists follow through Aug. 9; 212-362-6000, metopera.org.


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Flea Market at Straits Quay
- When:
- 4 Nov 2017 10:30am - 10:00pm
- Where:
- Straits Quay at Tanjung Tokong - Tanjong Tokong
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Straits Quay Flea Market operates 1st and 2nd weekend of the month. 1st weekend specialises in Art and Crafts ... come join in the fun and have a look!
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Straits Quay in Seri Tanjung Pinang is a unique festival marina lifestyle like no other in Penang, with a wide range of restaurants, bars and cultural events as well as Penang's top Theatre, the Performing Arts Centre of Penang or PenangPAC.


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text: Social anxiety contributes to the difficulties that highly functioning children with autism or Asperger's syndrome have in interacting and forming relationships. While existing social skills interventions produce some benefit during training, the improvements do not carry over into the children's everyday interactions. In a preliminary study of four highly functioning children with autism who received "Social Effectiveness Therapy," however, the children made modest gains in their daily interactions. The therapy, developed by Penn State researchers who are leaders in studying social anxiety disorder, reinforces the children's formal training with home and community "practice" sessions involving parents and peers. The investigators hypothesize that, by modifying the therapy to enhance specific social skill deficits in children with autism, the children will show improved social skills, functioning, and decreased social anxiety. Twenty parents and their children, aged 8 through 12, will participate in a new 12-week "Comprehensive Social Skills Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders" program. Weekly group sessions will focus on children's skill deficits, teaching them how to interact more effectively with peers and adults. Following each session, children will practice their skills with trained peers in social situations, such as bowling or pizza parties, and complete reinforcing "homework" assignments, under their parents' supervision, at home and in the community. Parents and peers receive training for their roles. The therapy's effectiveness will be assessed before and after training, through standardized ratings by parents, teachers, and clinicians, and from tests measuring the children's social skills. Results will be compared to a "control" group of children with autism who are on a waiting list for the program. Significance: This new social skills training model, if effective, could be implemented widely to improve social interactions in everyday settings by highly functioning children with autism.


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Many people outside of the NFC South or Nebraska probably haven't heard of linebacker Lavonte David.
TAMPA | Many people outside of the NFC South or Nebraska probably haven't heard of linebacker Lavonte David.
That should change by the end of this season.
The most consistent player on the Tampa Bay Bucs defense, David has been making plays week after week for the Bucs.
On Sunday, he had a game-high eight solo tackles and tied with a game-high nine total tackles. In addition, David had two quarterback hits, two pass breakups and two interceptions in the team's 27-6 win against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
David is the first Tampa Bay linebacker to record multiple interceptions in the same game since Derrick Brooks had two against Chicago in 1999. He now has interceptions in three straight games, a feat Brooks did in 2002.
"I just wish I could sit and watch him play," said defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. "I do love doing my part to help him do what he does."
David's five interceptions this season is tied for the most by a Buccaneer linebacker in team history. Brooks had five in 2002. He's also one of only four players, since sacks became an official stat in 1982, to record at least six sacks and five interceptions in a single season. He is the only linebacker to do so, joining San Diego's Rodney Harrison (2000), Chicago's Dave Duerson (1986) and Washington's Shawn Springs (2004).
Not that those numbers mean much to David, or so he says.
"I really don't pay attention to the statistical things but it's just all a matter of playing hard," David said. "I love playing this game. I try my best week in and week out and great things happen."
In his second year, the second-year Nebraska standout is having a breakout season.
He has 116 tackles, 17 tackles for losses, six sacks, 11 quarterback hits and nine pass breakups. He is the only player this season in the NFL with more than 100 tackles and at least five sacks.
"I think he is playing as well as any linebacker in the league, I really do," said Tampa Bay coach Greg Schiano. "He does everything: tackle, (defend the) pass, blitz. There's nothing that guy can't do. He's a really fine football player and as I've said before, just a better person. You can't ask for a better work ethic. He's special."
David has bounced back quite nicely from the one down play he's had this season. In the season opener against the Jets, the Bucs were holding on to a 17-15 lead when David was called for a personal foul on quarterback Geno Smith. That 15-yard penalty in the closing seconds was enough to get the Jets in field goal range and kick the game-winning field goal.
But that play seems like so long ago as David is quietly becoming a star in this league.
"I'm just playing the game that I love," David said. "I just love the game of football. Every Sunday I'm going to come out and try my hardest, give my heart for the team and guys that's on the field with me."
[ Rick Brown may be reached at email@example.com. Follow his Bucs coverage at BucsScene.blogs.theledger.com and on Twitter @LedgeronBucs. ]


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Beginning in the fall of 2011, the museum started offering regular "First Thursday" evening hours for all members of the public.
"After Hours" events were specifically for Oberlin College students, designed to offer a chance to explore, learn, and celebrate the museum collection at times that fit their schedules.
Spring 2012:
Wright After Hours
Tuesday, April 24, from 6pm until 8pm
This special event, especially for Oberlin College students, takes place at the historic Weltzheimer/Johnson House, and will feature an evening of food, music, activities, and tours of this fine example of Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian architecture.
Pizza and ice cream will be served, fun door prizes will be given out, and music will be in the air.
Past Allen After Hours events:
"Wright After Hours"
Tuesday, April 12 - 5:00pm until 8:00pm
Join us for a special Oberlin College student event with music, food, door prizes, lawn games, and the chance to explore this unique slice of Oberlin architecture.
AMAM Student Docents will be available to answer your questions about Frank Lloyd Wright's career and architecture, and the history of the Weltzheimer/Johnson House.
"Allen After Hours" - Fall 2009
be held on Tuesday, December 1 - 7:00pm until 9:30 pm
On Tuesday, December 1, the Allen Memorial Art Museum will open its doors for a special evening event and one of the last chances Oberlin College students will have to explore the collection before the museum closes for a twenty-month renovation project.
This semester's "Allen After Hours" will take place from 7:00 to 9:30pm, and will feature food, games, door prizes, and the launch of the museum's audio tour! Student docents will be on hand to discuss and explain the many aspects of the museum's renowned collection. Museum staff will answer questions about renovation activities and talk about how the museum's involvement with the campus will continue throughout the project period (and, yes, Art Rental will continue!).
"Allen After Hours" - Fall 2008
Monday, November 17 - 7:00pm until 9:30pm
Originally known as "Art After Hours," this student only event ran from 1997 until 2002. Relaunched in the fall of 2007, "Allen After Hours" gives Oberlin College students a chance to experience the museum in a unique way at a time that works with their busy schedules.
This year's event will feature music by OC students Evan Adams, Alex Christie, and Michael Rosen, door prizes, a look at the new exhibitions, and a reception by Pink Peppercorn Catering!
Oberlin College student docents will be available to answer questions about the AMAM collection and tell you more about student involvement.


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JERUSALEM, Oct. 23 (UPI) — A 99-year-old rabbi was assaulted in his home by a young man apparently angered by a political dispute in Israel's ultra-Orthodox community, police said.
The attack on Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman occurred Tuesday night, Arutz Sheva reported.
Sources in the rabbi's household told Arutz Sheva a man who appeared to be in his 20s entered the rabbi's study as he prepared a Torah lesson for Wednesday, shook him and said he was there to "get revenge."
Assistants who rushed to aid the rabbi held the alleged assailant until police arrived.
Shteinman assumed leadership of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community after Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv died in 2011. But followers of Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach say he should be the leader.
In the municipal elections, Shteinman's Degel Hatorah list won eight seats while Bnei Torah, backed by Auerbach, got only one. Shteinman's candidate for mayor, Moshe Lion, was, however, defeated by Nir Barkat, backed by Auerbach.
Auerbach found a threatening message on his car Monday, the newspaper Maariv reported. It said: "Close down your party, or your blood be on your head."


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Some of the fun of the story is that it seems like it might be a personal essay. Here's a little excerpt from an interview I did with Jeff for the first issue of Fantasy Magazine:
MATTHEW CHENEY: Many of your stories have autobiographical elements, or at least have narrators who seem to want the audience to believe there are autobiographical elements, moments and characters stolen from the life of Jeffrey Ford. What led you to this technique?
JEFFREY FORD: To some extent all of the stories are autobiographical. And the ones that most readers would think reveal the most about my real life are often the ones that reveal the least. I got hip to this technique of storytelling from reading Isaac Bashevis Singer. He's on my personal short list of the very greatest contemporary short story writers. He has a way of going into a story as if he is sitting across from you at table at a diner sharing a cup of coffee, talking about something that happened to him two days earlier. Check out especially his supernatural, New York stories like "The Cafeteria." His approach is so believable that when the weird stuff hits the fan, the reader can't help but believe that what he is telling is truth. He uses techniques of the autobiographical to gain your confidence, concrete detail from his own life, no doubt, to form a strong foundation for the world of the story. This deepens the fantastic experience of the fiction.
Singer makes this look easy, but to be successful at it is not easy, or it wasn't easy for me to master. The secret is you have to go into the piece with the utmost confidence, never flinching, never blinking, believing yourself that this is what really happened and gathering the attendant physical detail and situation around the tale as if you were merely recalling what you had for breakfast. The reasons I've failed with this technique when I have is because of a lack of confidence. I tried to explain too much -- I blinked and the reader's natural polygraph caught my lie. Kipling also manages this technique really well in some of his better stories.
It's also a way of merging realism and the fantastic, which is a potent hybrid. Fictional hybrids are always more powerful than genre purebreds -- they are more resilient, they have the potential to surprise, the power to escape the gravitational attraction of tradition. Until, of course, they themselves become accredited purebreds, as is now happening with what some call "slipstream". On the other hand, my purely fictional stories hold autobiographical impulses and revelations as well. To me, Art is the physical manifestation -- in words, images, sounds, etc. -- of the artist's ideas and emotions in an attempt to make what is ineffable within evident to another's senses. You can't escape being autobiographical on a very fundamental level.


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VATICAN CITY— Cardinals in Rome for the conclave to elect the next pope have received a briefing on the Holy See's finances amid questions about the administration of the Vatican bureaucracy and continued suspicions about its bank.
The heads of the Vatican's three main financial offices briefed the cardinals Thursday, as required by rules covering the transition period between papacies during which cardinals meet daily to discuss problems of the church and the qualities needed in a new pope.
The cardinals didn't set a date for the start of the conclave in their morning session; the last of the 115 voting-age cardinals, Vietnamese Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man, is arriving later Thursday and the date can't be set until he does.
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Meet Allan Lau, CPA, JD, senior tax specialist with Avalara, a cloud-based software provider of sales tax reporting and compliance to accountants and businesses. With 10+ years' experience as a sales and use tax expert, Allan has an extensive background in state and local taxes. He worked for Deloitte Tax LLP for two years in tax consulting, where he supported clients through audits and administrative appeals, and minimized client tax liabilities. Before that, Allan was a tax policy expert with the Washington State Department of Revenue for three years, where he dealt with issues surrounding computer hardware and software, computer services, the Internet, telecommunications, manufacturing, and various tax incentives.
Allan's career is definitely not the norm when CPAs think of the typical track. The Edge sat down with Allan to find out more about what he does day to day, what motivated him to pursue sales tax, and the outlook for this segment of the accounting profession.
Edge: What motivated you to go into this line of work?
Allan Lau: When I was nine years old, I told my parents I wanted to be a "tax expert" when I grow up. I mean, for all the professions that I could choose from—doctors, firefighters, actors, architects, graphic designers and virtually anything else—I said I would rather be a tax expert! Okay, that's not really true, but I actually did want to be an accountant since high school. From accounting, I stumbled into tax accounting, and then into sales and use tax. I found a job in this area after college and have not looked back.
You know, there is an interesting perspective about work and pay. If everyone likes to do the work, no one gets paid for doing it. If no one likes to do the work, then whoever does the work gets paid. I know I am oversimplifying things, but I am just glad that very few people like to deal with taxes so I can get paid! Okay, to put all the lightheartedness aside, I would like to say that I am a detail-oriented person, and this line of work generally suits me as a quieter person who likes to be valued as my sales tax expertise continues to grow.
Edge: What kind of training does it take to work in a tax policy and sales tax role?
Allan Lau: It takes a combination of education and direct work experience. When I was in college, there was only one class on state and local taxes, and that class covered three different types of state and local taxes: state income/franchise taxes, sales and use taxes, and property taxes. As a result, I don't think there really is very much you can learn about sales and use taxes in college.
Instead, most professionals learn about it through practical work experience, but also can have all sorts of different educational backgrounds. For example, when I was with the Washington State Department of Revenue, my colleagues at the time had backgrounds in legal, accounting, economics, and public administration. My current employer, Avalara, is a sales tax automation software company, and we, too, have people with diverse backgrounds who have a great deal of understanding in sales and use tax.
Edge: You've worked in sales tax and tax policy for the bulk of your career. What kinds of activities bring you the most enjoyment?
Allan Lau: Believe it or not, to me, tax is a very rewarding career. I am able to see my contributions in the sales and use tax area by doing the right things. This sounds like such a simple concept, but it is much deeper than it seems.
When I was a tax policy expert, I was able to help carry out state legislation that were designed for, among other things, fairer and simpler tax administrations, incentives to spur job and economic growth, clearer guidelines for all taxpayers, and better competitive balance compared to out-of-state businesses. Taxpayers are usually appreciative of the state's effort to help taxpayers comply with state tax laws and pay their fair share of the tax.
When I was a tax consultant with Deloitte, I helped my clients take advantage of available tax exemptions and other incentives, advocated for client positions based on unique business facts and circumstances, complied with state tax laws and paid their fair share of the taxes, and minimized the clients' tax exposures. I have worked with a number of clients who did not have any knowledge of their obligations to register and collect sales and use tax, and I would take on these opportunities to help bring them into full compliance.
Edge: How has your law degree complemented your tax knowledge? How important is it for a CPA to obtain degree in law if he or she is going to work in this area?
Allan Lau: My legal background and training allow me to understand sales and use tax from more of a legal perspective, while my accounting background enables me to understand it from an accounting perspective. It is an undeniable fact that my law degree complements my tax knowledge and I am very grateful for that. However, I must also say that my practical work experiences allow me to further expand, to a great extent, my understanding of sales and use tax.
So, is it important for a CPA to get a law degree in order to work in tax? The answer, as you may suspect by now, is yes and no. It is always great to get the additional training necessary to help further your careers, whether that training is through legal education or practical work experience. I believe there are plenty of tax positions out there where a legal background is more important, and plenty of similar positions where it's less. Nevertheless, in general, more seasoned tax professionals have a better and broader understanding of taxes over time, from whatever backgrounds they may have, through practical work experiences.
Edge: Put yourself in the shoes of the CPA who works in a firm. What can he or she do to learn more about how to keep a business client from undergoing a sales tax audit?
Allan Lau: There is a belief that you should not try to raise "red flags" to the extent that's possible to avoid increasing your chances of a sales and use tax audit. "Red flags" are generally something out of the ordinary that may give signals to the state that a taxpayer may be underpaying its sales and use tax. But, in reality, there is only so much a taxpayer can do to try to avoid undergoing a sales and use tax audit. As a result, if a client does not want to deal with the stress and uncertainty involved in a sales and use tax audit, the company or organization should leverage its risks by automating the sales tax reporting and compliance process or working with a third-party CPA firm that has extensive experience dealing with state auditors in case there is an audit.
Edge: If you could do anything else for a career or job, no matter the risk or reward, what would it be and why?
Allan Lau: You may not suspect this, but I have a creative side. If I can start all over again for a completely brand new career, I would want to become a musician. I think I am a decent singer, but I never learned how to play any musical instrument when I was young. If I were able to dedicate a lot of my time to learn more about music, I would have learned how to write songs so that I can have a singing career. Now I am just settling myself with singing karaoke in the bars and writing funny song parodies!
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July 19, 2012
Contact: Ron Klug: 518-486-6976
Homeowners Should Review Their Insurance Coverage, Make Needed Adjustments and Understand How Deductibles Work
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today urged homeowners to take steps now to protect their homes in the event New York is hit by any of the nine to 15 storms the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts for the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season.
As many as three of those storms are predicted by NOAA to strengthen to hurricane force with top winds of 111 miles per hour or higher. Hurricane season extends through November 30.
"New Yorkers need to act now to make sure their homeowners' policies offer an adequate level of protection against storm losses," Governor Cuomo said. "As the typical homeowners' policy does not always cover flooding damage, homeowners should also make sure they are protected from flooding. With the possibility of strong storms this summer, I urge homeowners to review their insurance policies, understand what is covered and contact their insurance agent or broker if they have questions or need to update their policies."
Superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin M. Lawsky said, "People should never take it for granted that they are covered against all possible losses. Insurance policies contain limitations and exclusions. It's particularly important that homeowners understand how deductibles work. As we continue to study the homeowners' insurance market in New York's coastal areas, the Department is committed to ensuring homeowners in these areas understand the terms of their policies and take every feasible step to protect their homes.
Many coastal homeowners are subject to deductibles for particular kinds of events, including damage caused by windstorms and hurricanes. These deductibles are often expressed as a percentage of the home's insured value, which is usually the cost to rebuild a home, not the cost to purchase it.
For instance, for a home insured for $500,000, a five percent windstorm or hurricane deductible would mean that the homeowner is responsible for $25,000, or five percent of the value, before the insurer will begin payment. Thus, for example, if the home sustains $75,000 in damage, the homeowner would have to pay for the first $25,000 in damages before the insurer would cover the remaining $50,000.
The amount of the windstorm or hurricane deductible appears on the declarations page of any policy to which it applies.
Homeowners should consider a number of actions to protect themselves in the event of storm losses and make filing claims easier should losses occur:
- Keep copies of all insurance policies, insurance cards and the contact information for your insurance agent, broker or company, in a safe place that is easily accessible in the event of an emergency. Remember to take the information with you if you need to evacuate your home.
- Document the contents of your home by compiling a home inventory that lists information such as the cost and date of purchase of major items. A sample inventory form is available on the Department of Financial Services' website, http://www.dfs.ny.gov/insurance/homeown/pdf/home_invchklst.pdf
- Buy flood insurance if you do not already have this coverage. Typically, there's a 30-day waiting period from date of purchase before your policy goes into effect.
- Take practical steps to minimize potential loss and damage to your home from fire and theft -- as well as windstorms -- by doing such things as trimming dead or overhanging tree branches, installing storm shutters and dead bolt locks, and equipping your home with a fire extinguisher.
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The Tampa Bay Rays have invited P Marquis Fleming, P Kirby Yates, P Adam Liberatore and C Mark Thomas to attend spring training.
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Oxfam response to the Finance section in the UNFCCC LCA text
Oxfam response to the Finance section in the LCA text, which Ministers in Cancun are debating today:
Oxfam's international climate change adviser Tim Gore said: "At last, women - who are among the most affected by climate change - are no longer being ignored by the UN climate negotiations on climate finance. The last minute addition to the text to ensure that the new Climate Fund should represent women is a critical step towards ensuring that climate funding reaches those who need it most.
"However, a commitment to ensure that at least 50 per cent of climate funding is dedicated to adaptation is missing. The delivery of adaptation finance to vulnerable communities already affected by climate change has been neglected so far. The new Climate Fund must close the adaptation gap to address this so that communities can protect themselves against the climate impacts of today and tomorrow."
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Often things that seem small have a ripple effect that can change the direction of a life or an organization. The opening of Durango Nature Studies new Welcome Building is that pebble for our organization, and in many ways for our community.
For years our magical Nature Center, nestled in the valley of the Florida River in Bondad, has served as a learning laboratory for school groups, workshops and hordes of summer campers. However, when people called to ask us our hours for the public, we had to answer that it was not available for that purpose. Before embarking on our ethnobotany trail down to the bridge that crosses the river and takes one to the quiet and wildness of the Nature Center, one had to pull into a flat, hot parking area that masked the beauty of what was below. We had no way to greet people who were dropping in for the day.
For many years we have been trying to change this, but thanks to a generous grant from BP and matching donations from individuals and businesses, this dream has become a reality.
Beginning in the fall, we started construction on our new Welcome Building at the top of the Nature Center. We are also changing the name of the Nature Center to Durango Nature Studies Learning Center. It seems fitting because Durango Nature Studies is more than the property, but the land provides a place for us to practice what we preach in the classrooms and through events. It is a place for visitors to learn about the natural world.
Although small, this building is charming and useful. It will have hands-on activities, a revolving display of art from local nature photographers and information to prepare visitors for a day at our Learning Center.
We recently held a docent training program and were overwhelmed by the number of people who were anxious to spend their time overseeing the center on open days. It is wonderful to have a volunteer program other than our extensive naturalist training as a way to involve more people in the community.
Visitors to our Learning Center can walk a new self-guided interpretive trail or just roam our extensive trail system on their own. Folks can have picnics and play in the river along designated beaches. For kids who want to learn a bit more, we have a junior naturalist booklet that will allow them to earn a badge and have their picture taken for our wall of fame. Kids who come for school trips or for the summer can now bring their parents to the site to see their favorite special places.
In addition, we hope that our Learning Center will open up more activities for tourists visiting our community. Every time I visit a new area, I look to see if there is a local nature center. Its a great way to get outside with kids and learn something about a new environment. We also hope to promote other places to visit in town, such as the Durango Discovery Museum, the Southern Ute Cultural Center, For the Birds and the state Parks and Wildlife museum. If we all work together, weve got so many ways to help visitors learn about the natural world while vacationing in Durango.
Our ribbon-cutting ceremony will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. We will have food and drinks from Simply Sustainable Catering and a chance to see the building and walk the interpretive trail. All are welcome.
Then, starting May 19, Durango Nature Studies Learning Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday through October. Members and kids younger than 12 are admitted free; others are $5. Visit our website at www.durangonaturestudies.org to get directions. We cant wait to share this hidden gem with the whole community.
firstname.lastname@example.com or 382-9244. Sally Shuffield is executive director of Durango Nature Studies.


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Tall Campbell trouser in Italian stretch wool
size & fit
- Sits below waist.
- Fitted through hip, with a straight trouser leg.
- 35" inseam.
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We took our Campbell capri pants and updated them with a classic, full-length leg and a little kick at the hem to make them a proper trouser. This pair is made from a refined stretch wool that comes from Lanificio di Tollegno (est. 1862, it's one of Italy's oldest mills). Expect compliments from friends, coworkers and probably complete strangers.
- Italian wool/elastane.
- Slant pockets, back welt pockets.
- Dry clean.
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Body found at Riverbend Landfill identified as Salem woman
A body found about 1 p.m. Thursday at the Riverbend Landfill has been identified as a 55-year-old Salem woman, according to Salem police.
She was identified through fingerprints, Capt. Tim Svenson of the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office said. Salem police identified her as Solveg Birgitte Pedersen Cox. She resided in the 1200 block of Wallace Road NW.
Her body was transported to the state Medical Examiner's Office in Clackamas where an autopsy was performed Friday by Dr. Clifford Nelson to determine the cause, manner and approximate time of death. The findings have not been released.
"Salem police has executed a search warrant on her residence, but I don't know what was found," Svenson said.
The Salem Major Crimes Team responded to the landfill following discovery of the body.
Svenson said the preliminary investigation determined that the body was transported by a garbage truck that services an apartment complex, where the victim lived, to the landfill.
"We were looking at two possible trucks, one from Canby and one from Salem," Svenson said. "Based on the location where this truck dumped its trash, we were able to narrow it down to the West Salem truck."
Immediately after the truck dumped its load, a diesel Caterpillar began pushing the pile outward in different directions, according to Svenson. As the load was being spread out, the operator saw what he believed to be a mannequin roll off the side of the blade.
"He saw that movement, walked over to it and realized it was a body and not a mannequin," Svenson said.
The investigation is on-going. Anyone with information is asked to call Salem police at 503-540-2353.


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Projects are expected to cut electricity costs by $680,000 annually
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority announced Monday that the Erie County Medical Center Corp. was awarded $1.4 million to support two energy efficiency projects that are projected to cut electricity costs by roughly $680,000 annually.
The first project is for upgrades to the central cooling plant at the medical center, including chiller and cooling tower replacements. Total investment is approximately $6 million. NYSERDA is providing almost $1.2 million for the upgrades as well as cost-sharing for a feasibility study conducted by M/E Engineering P.C., which helped the medical center optimize its energy-efficiency investments. This project is estimated to save the medical center more than 5 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, enough to power more than 720 average-sized homes for a year.
The second project includes measures to save energy at ECMC Corp.'s Terrace View long-term care facility, a 300,000-square-foot, five-story building that opened this month. The facility is on the 65-acre ECMC Health Campus in Buffalo and includes patient rooms, eating and leisure areas, and professional and administrative areas. The NYSERDA incentive is $220,000. The measures incorporated into the new building will help reduce energy costs by more than $250,000 annually and decrease electricity consumption by more than 1.5 million kilowatt hours, enough to power more than 200 homes a year.
"These projects demonstrate that the energy efficiency programs available through NYSERDA allow hospitals to put more money into patient care as they reduce their energy costs," said Francis J. Murray Jr., president and CEO of NYSERDA. "Under Gov. Cuomo's leadership, the state's support for the Erie County Medical Center Corp. projects is part of a larger effort to improve the efficiency and profitability of this critical economic sector in New York state."
"ECMC is very fortunate to have partnered with NYSERDA in the endeavor to improve our chilled water plant," stated Kevin M. Madoo, P.E., supervisor of design, ECMC Corp. "NYSERDA's assistance allowed us to install state-of-the-art, low-energy-consuming equipment while implementing cost-effective energy conservation strategies for controlling that equipment. This project not only augments the capacity and quality of our chilled water operations, but also allows for exceptionally efficient operations that ultimately will save energy and utility costs. We look forward to working with NYSERDA again on future projects here for ECMC."
Kenneth J. Swan, manager of commissioning and LEED services at M/E Engineering P.C., said, "NYSERDA's support for these projects allows ECMC Corp. to install equipment that is purchased initially at a premium cost compared to conventional equipment, but will generate significant operational and maintenance savings for years to come."
The central cooling plant upgrades provide a state-of-the-art chiller plant that not only serves the existing medical center, but also the new construction at the campus. The chilled water distribution system upgrades will optimize the operation of the plant, according to Swan, varying the flow of chilled water being pumped based on seasonal temperature, humidity conditions and internal building loads.
Key energy conservation measures incorporated into the Terrace View long-term care facility include energy-efficient lighting systems, a variable air-volume kitchen exhaust system, high-efficiency valance heating and cooling systems, premium efficiency motors and variable frequency drives on circulating pumps and fans, and demand-controlled ventilation for densely occupied areas. NYSERDA also provided incentives for ENERGY STAR-rated refrigeration and kitchen equipment, including ranges, steamers and ovens.
Funding for the central cooling plant upgrade and Terrace View long-term care facility energy-efficiency projects is from NYSERDA's FlexTech, Existing Facilities and New Construction programs.
FlexTech provides objective and customized information to help businesses operating in New York state make intelligent energy decisions. A dedicated team of engineers, technology experts and energy consultants works with customers and their consultant teams to create a customized assessment that identifies specific opportunities for reducing energy consumption and costs.
The Existing Facilities Program offers a portfolio of incentive opportunities to offset the costs of energy improvements in existing commercial and institutional facilities across New York. It works with customers to implement a comprehensive strategy to realize verified energy savings through an integrated approach to cost-effective energy efficiency measures.
The New Construction Program provides technical support to design teams and financial incentives to building owners involved in the construction of new or substantially renovated structures in New York. It is a first-come, first-served program available to commercial, institutional and industrial sector customers of certain utilities. New Construction Program incentives are paid out upon project completion. The intent of the program is not only to improve energy efficiency and green building practices, but to effect a permanent transformation in the way buildings are designed and constructed throughout the state.
Since taking office in January 2011, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has targeted the revitalization of the Buffalo and Western New York economy as a top priority that will contribute to the overall strength and vitality of New York.
His commitment to Buffalo and Western New York is evidenced in his unprecedented $1 billion pledge to reinvigorate the city's and region's economy, leverage additional private sector investment and create a sustainable economy today and for generations to come. Additionally, the governor's creation of the statewide Regional Economic Development Councils resulted in the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council's successful submissions in 2011 and 2012 that will bring $153.1 million in state funding to key development projects. Projects will focus on eight industry sectors that are essential to Buffalo's future growth and development: health and life sciences, advanced manufacturing, energy, higher education, professional services, agriculture, binational logistics and tourism.
The ECMC Corp. includes an advanced academic medical center (ECMC) with 550 inpatient beds and 136 skilled-nursing-home beds, on- and off-campus health centers, more than 30 outpatient specialty care services and a long-term care facility. ECMC is the regional center for trauma, burn care, transplantation and rehabilitation, and is a major teaching facility for the University at Buffalo. Most ECMC physicians, dentists and pharmacists are dedicated faculty members of the university and/or members of a private practice plan.


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Finishing OMAM & Gettin' Competitive with the Amazing Grammar Race
Lesson 9 of 9
Objective: SWBAT connect plot, authorial intent, theme, and allegory in OMAM and participate in a group game using technology to remediate common grammar issues prior to ACT and research paper drafting.
Big Idea: Students rebound quickly from Lennie's tragic end with a competitive group game designed to remediate commonly-missed grammar skills!
Today we'll start the hour off by finishing up our discussion on Of Mice and Men. Since we had such a lovely discussion last class period about the previous chapter, I anticipate that students will be ready to sound off about the final chapter this period! I will be using discussion questions in the resources section as an outline for this discussion time, but wherever possible I prefer to let discussion happen organically. To facilitate this, I will ask my first question, then let students address the question and pose questions of their own until there is a lull in the conversation, which is when I will insert another question from my list that hasn't already been discussed. Because we have our Amazing Grammar Race activity today as well, I will be watching the clock closely to ensure that we get this material covered in 25 minutes. I will also inform students of this time crunch so that they can monitor their own contributions. I have some students that can be over-sharers, so putting a clear time limit on discussions can be a great way to help them recall that others need the chance to speak as well. It can also give you a really polite way to move on from long-winded contributions.
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At this point, we're going to shift gears from Of Mice and Men to the ACT results that students have all been emailed. These results included both the scores and my "top 3" areas to work on to improve, so I will need to go over exactly what those numbers mean to my students. I'm not a fan of test prep, though it is required by our district to some extent, so I will frame this conversation as a SKILL improvement, not a test prep activity, and we will only focus on the English results today. This will actually be an ideal time to review and remediate these common grammatical errors, as we will soon start drafting our research papers. The materials and activities small groups complete today will serve as great materials for editing help later!
I will start this section by reminding students of the emails I sent them, which contained both their results (and that they will need at the beginning of this portion of the lesson) and their pre-selected groups (and associated group colors). You don't have to pre-select groups, but I think it makes things much easier! We will then review the Amazing Grammar Race Presentation in the resources to get a better understanding of what their scores mean and get an overview of how the Amazing Grammar Race works.
If you've never checked out CBS's The Amazing Race, which this game is based on, I suggest you give it a quick view before you attempt to play this game. (Come on! Watching a full episode is kind of like prepping, right?!) It's been on for 24 seasons, and there is a new season beginning in September, so most of your students will have some idea of the game. In a nutshell, here's what you need to know in order to play this "game":
1. It's a race. Groups must start at the first task and work through them in order.
2. Every "pitstop" is set up the SAME way: a presentation about a concept, 2 group or individual activities, and a Winner Tally to report your group progress on the task.
3. The teacher will have to approve some things (Pit Stop #2 & Pit Stop #3), but the use of Google Drive and the Winner Tally will allow maximum interaction with students throughout the activity.
4. Before students arrive, the teacher will have to create and assign students 4 items in NoRedInk: a comma assignment, a comma quiz, an apostrophe assignment, and an apostrophe quiz. I will make my assignments 20 questions each and the quizzes 10 questions each to allow for plenty of practice.
5. "Fast Forwards" are basically extension activities. On the TV show, they allow contestants to skip tasks, but with this game, I WANT all my students to do all the work. In light of this, I will still make Fast Forward activities that groups can elect to do, and the FIRST TEAM to complete and submit the activity correctly will have 5 minutes taken off their total completion time. To keep it fair, I will only allow each team to win a maximum of one Fast Forward.
6. A designated student from each group needs to fill out the Winner Tally after they complete each section. You'll end up with several entries from teams on your Winner Tally (Responses) Sheet, but this way you'll have an accurate time stamp for when each "leg" was completed.
7. Remember that students can't complete MY Winner Tally Form since you won't see their results, but you can copy/paste my questions into your own duplicate form for your students to use.
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After we've gone over the general idea of the game, students will pull up the "Amazing Race Overview" document. This document will contain all of the "route map" information. After finishing each activity, then will need to return to this document to start work on the next activity. Before I let students loose on their own, I want to model for them what a group should be doing and thinking for each task. We'll just walk through what it looks like, not actually do it together. Here's the procedure:
- Pull up the Amazing Race Overview and read Pit Stop #1 directions
- Click on the "A Sentence By Any Other Name..." Presentation and read it through carefully
- Pause on the "Next Steps" (Slide 7) slide and read through the tasks
- Decide if the group should do the No Red Ink assignment together or separately & "do" it until there's a 100% in the group (and note which student has it on the Winner Tally Form...it's easier if you do it as you go!)
- After a 100% has been earned collaboratively, return to the "Next Steps" slide and see what the next step is
- Individually take your No Red Ink quiz, noting your scores to finish filling out the Winner Tally Form
- Submit your Winner Tally Form and return to the Amazing Race Overview to begin Pitstop #2
Once all students are confident with how the resources are ordered and arranged, we will begin The Amazing Grammar Race!
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In the final moments of our class period, I will let students know that I will email winning groups by the next class period for today's game. I will also give them a digital copy of my ACT Review Materials so that they can spend some time at home preparing specifically for the test if they choose to do so. Additionally, I will assign them 20 additional notecards (bringing their grand total to 80 notecards) to complete before I see them again. This will conclude the notecards that I'm requiring for the research project, but they can absolutely make more if they desire. Like all of the other notecards, they should be properly tagged and in Evernote to earn credit. Since we have had such active discussion of the novel (and snow days have been killing our instructional time at the start of this semester!), we will not be taking an exam over it. I will advise students to keep their discussion notes in their shared folders, as some basic material from this novel will show up on their unit test and final exam.
Before our next class period, I will email all Amazing Grammar Race winners. I will also check all students' Evernote notebooks to see where they are at with notecard creation. For students who have not completed these notecards, I will email them a reminder that their due date is approaching. If they are over 20 notecards behind, I will also email their parents or guardians to let them know. I've found that this practice is really helpful, and parents are usually willing to be allies with getting notecards done! They're just as worried about the research paper as their children, so keeping them up to date is crucial!


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Seahawks open minicamp with injury questions
Jun. 12, 2013
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — When the Seattle Seahawks opened their mandatory minicamp Tuesday, there were no questions about who would get the bulk of the reps at quarterback, or concerns about anyone holding out.
This time, the questions were solely about injuries and news was mixed.
The good news came with the return of defensive end Cliff Avril, who had not taken part in most of the Seahawks optional team activities while trying to recover from plantar fasciitis in his foot that put him on the sidelines.
The concerns were about tight end Zach Miller, who walked out onto the practice field with a walking boot on his left foot. Coach Pete Carroll said Miller's foot was simply sore and that it's not related to the torn fascia he suffered in the foot during last season's playoffs.
And the mixed news was about defensive end Chris Clemons, who continues to recover from major knee surgery with the hopes of getting back in time for the season opener.
"The doctor says he is in great shape, he's ahead and all of that, he's worked diligently to get there. You guys ask if he's going to make it by the first game, I don't know, but he has a chance and if it can happen he'll make it happen," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. "Like I said the whole time, we'll not rush that. We'll take our time the whole time on that and make sure he's right. The doctors are greatly confident and he is also, and we'll start playing him whenever that happens."
Clemons had not been around during OTAs, but was standing with his teammates throughout Tuesday's practice. A year ago, he held out of minicamp awaiting a new contract, one that he received before the start of training camp a month later.
"Clem is a great leader on this team, he's tough as nails, and he really stands for something in this locker room," Carroll said. "So to have him around is important. It's great to have him back."
Seeing Miller in a walking boot immediately drew attention because it was the same foot he injured — and played on — in last season's playoff loss at Atlanta. Despite the injury, Miller caught eight passes for 142 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons.
Seattle is already thin at tight end after losing top backup Anthony McCoy for the season to a torn Achilles tendon.
"I think we know exactly what is going on and it's not going to be a serious problem, but he needs a little rest," Carroll said. "He's worked great, he's had great work in OTAs, so it does give the other guys a chance to step up and get some good focus work."
Avril has not been given the clearance to practice completely, but just getting on the field was an improvement over being a spectator and spending time in the training room getting treatment on his foot.
Carroll and defensive coordinator Dan Quinn have tinkered with the idea of using Avril's athleticism and potentially playing him some at outside linebacker with responsibilities to drop into coverage on occasion. Avril said he'll do whatever, but feels confident the majority of his time on the field will be spend with his hand down rushing the passer.
"I'm learning both positions, but I'm going to be mostly (an) end," Avril said. "That's one of the reasons they brought me here was to pass rush. That's definitely the main thing. If they ask me to do anything else, I'm more than happy to do it."


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Bid awarded for SNAP construction
During the Sweetwater City Commission meeting on Tuesday morning, January 8, 2013, Coe Construction was awarded the bid for the construction of a new dining room and offices for the SNAP (Senior Nutrition Activities Program) building.The bids were opened during the December 2012 meeting, but were reviewed in detail leading up to the January meeting. John Voller, the city engineer from Enprotec/Hibbs and Todd, recommended the low bid of Coe Construction--with the base bid of $366,000--and reviewed its two deductions of $48,000 and $100,000.After discussions with the company and the city, Voller recommended that the best option would be to accept the base bid from Coe Construction. Sweetwater City Manager Eddie Brown noted that the bid is a fair cost, coming out to around $86 to $89 per square foot.Following the city's recommendation to accept Coe's base bid at $366,000, the commissioners approved the item.Also approved at the meeting were several appointments to various committees. Jackie Trent, Dorothy Rannefeld and Robert Pieper were approved for reappointment to the Cemetery Board, while also approving Ray Adames to replace Gayle Biggerstaff on the respective board with his term expiring on January 31, 2015.In addition, approval was given toward the ratification of the appointment by the City Manager of Mark Meneses to serve on the Civil Service commission. His term will expire on January 31, 2016.The Quarterly Investment Report for the quarter ending on December 31, 2012 was reviewed and approved, along with the minutes of the December 11, 2012 meeting.Brown also gave a brief City Manager's report, noting that the audit report for the year ending September 30, 2012 is being finalized and will be delivered at the February 12, 2013 meeting. Additionally, the city staff will soon start the process of working on the budget for the next fiscal year.


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|Chapel Hill, N.C.
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2012-13: Had a strong senior year … against Wellesley (11/16) at the beginning of the season, she finished first on both boards, scoring 232.72 on one-meter and 243.83 on three-meter … at the MIT Invite (12/01), she came seventh on one-meter with a 205.80 … against Williams (1/11), she was fourth on the one-meter board with 214.87 and third on three-meter with a 223.72 … finished second on the three-meter board against Coast Guard (1/12) with a score of 231.15 … had her best performances on both boards against Tufts (1/19), finishing in second place on the one-meter with a 280.15 and fourth on three-meter with 266.85 … at the NEWMAC Championships (2/15-17), she came tenth on the one-meter board with a score of 404.05 and ninth on three-meter with a 421.70 … at the NCAA Diving Regionals (3/01-2), she finished 24th on both one-meter and three-meter, scoring 359.35 and 347.90 respectively.
2011-12: NEWMAC Academic All-Conference … finished among the top two in five one-meter diving events in the regular season … season-high score came at Tufts (1/21) with a score of 253.72 … won the competition against Colby (1/14) … also won the three-meter against Colby as well as at Bowdoin (11/19) … sixth at the NEWMAC Championships on the one-meter board with a 379.30.
2010-11: Season best score of 215.85 in the one-meter, six-dive event against Wellesley (11/17) … won the three-meter event at the same meet with a 224.70.
Out of the Pool at MIT: Majoring in brain and cognitive sciences with a minor in chemistry and a concentration in Spanish … conducted UROPs in Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia's lab Professor Drazen Prelec's lab … Academic All-Conference … UA dormitory representative … co-publicity chair on the 2013 Class Council … cartoonist for The Tech … Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
High School: A 2009 graduate of East Chapel Hill High School … Academic All-America … two-time 4A Central Regional diving champion … all-conference … conference Diver of the Year in 2009 … Bronze medal at the 4A state championship … also participated in track … regional qualifier in the pole vault … Valedictorian … National Merit Commended … National Honor Society … Spanish Honor Society … National Society of High School Scholars … ECHHS Integrity Honors Scholar … USAA All-American Scholar … USAA National Mathematics Award … USAA National Leadership and Service Award.
Club: Member of Tarheel Diving … named most improved female diver three times … Golden Sportsmanship Award.


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Does the media "undermine the psychology" of the public at large? IMO, it couldn't be more detrimental, and only the blind fools, small childen and blissfully ignorant idiots wouldn't understand that.Mondi wrote:Agreement on the general state of the media. And, I applaud those who reject the dreck (1040 in particular), but my question is whether these outlets undermine the psychology of the team.
So, if it does in fact affect the team, that's a failed responsibility of the management, and - more directly - of the player themself.
The media is fucked, and it's not even up for debate, as far as I'm concerned. But it's also not the media's job to fluff the team either, Mondi, even were they doing a decent job. That is as ludicrious as any other slanted approach that the "journalists" should be avoiding.
It is, however, the players' responsibilty to allow media access (to sell the product) while ignoring the shit they are slinging.
It's like asking if a given actor's swollen head is the responsibilty of the celeb machine that fuels their carrer. Is the media to blame for Lindsay Lohan, or Britney Spears, or Mel Gibson, or Charlie Sheen? If you put your head in the guillotine, it may get cut off.
People are fucking adults with brain power that they should start using one of these days. Responsibility is the purview of the individual.


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Cream Cheese Sandwiches are simple and delicious. I added some crunchy cucumber, bell pepper and some mild spices. These sandwiches are light and refreshing – the perfect afternoon snack. Try these sandwiches for your kids' lunch box. This super simple sandwich is a hit with almost everyone.
Recipe will make 2 sandwiches
- 4 slices of bread I like to use firm bread
- 1/3 cup cream cheese
- Cucumber about 4 inch long English or seedless (kheera, kakdi)
- 1/4 bell pepper this will make about 1/4 cup finely chopped bell pepper (capsicum, Shimla mirch, pahadi mirch)
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro (hara dhania)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ginger finely shredded, I use zester to shred the ginger
- 1 green chili finely chopped, optional and adjust to taste
- Peel the cucumber leaving the stripes unpeeled. Shred the cucumber, after shredding squeeze the water, we need about 1/4 cup shredded cucumber after squeezing the water. Set aside.
- Cut the bell pepper in very small pieces and squeeze the water and pet dry, need about 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper.
- In a bowl mix all the ingredients, mix will have a texture of thick spread.
- Spread the mix on two slices of sandwich bread, then close sandwiches with other slices of bread.
- Remove the crest from the bread all sides and slice them in two parts. For clean cut keep the sandwiches aside and slice them after about half an hour.
- Serve these sandwiches as a snack, or they are grate for lunch box, or picnic.
- These sandwiches stay good for a day at room temperature or you can refrigerate for 2-3 days.
- You may use this spread for crackers.
- You will also like to watch Finger Sandwiches